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Post by Logan176 on May 27, 2005 17:12:37 GMT -5
When it comes to driving in the snow, what type of tires are better...MTs or ATs?
I've looked at TireRack.com and people have rated tires in the snow, but never comparing the two. I'm figuring that since MTs have larger lugs that they will kick the snow out faster.
So what do you guys recommend for the snow...MT or AT?
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on May 27, 2005 20:59:02 GMT -5
in town u would use an sipped AT off road an MT all the way.
Drew
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Post by Logan176 on May 27, 2005 22:56:18 GMT -5
When you said for around town use AT and off road use MT, does this hold true for driving in the snow? And by the way, what do you mean by " an sipped AT?"
Thanks
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Post by hare42 on May 28, 2005 9:57:37 GMT -5
sipped is when they cut small razor like cuts across your tread. it creats more surface area and helps stick to wet or icey roads. It is realy nice on off-road truck tires with big lugs but i did notice a big difference on my car tires too.
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Post by DrumBum on May 28, 2005 14:15:48 GMT -5
;D also, just to help clarify, i think technically it's 'siped' (like sy-p'd)... if you went to a tire dealer and asked them to sip your tires, there's a good possibility they'd look at you like you were crazy... just wanted to give you a heads up in case you didn't know!
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Post by Logan176 on May 29, 2005 11:52:25 GMT -5
When tires are siped, how does that affect the overall longevity of the tire?
Also, I know that for off roading in snow I should get mud terrains. I'm trying to get an idea about on-road performance. When driving on road in the snow, are mud terrains all that much better?
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Post by hare42 on May 29, 2005 12:57:16 GMT -5
my bfg at's work great in the snow and wear better on road. i have not seen any negetive effects from them being siped. i sold a 4runner to a buddy of mine that had siped 32 bfg at's and between the two of us we put over 50k on them and look to be at about half life.
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on May 29, 2005 19:15:00 GMT -5
When you said for around town use AT and off road use MT, does this hold true for driving in the snow? And by the way, what do you mean by " an sipped AT?" Thanks i feel there are two kinds of snow driving. there is driving on packed powder like what u get around town. then there is off road. when i go snow wheeling we are usually wheeling on top at 5-feet of snow and want a nice wide tire. when driving around town on ice and packed powder an All terrain (AT) is what you want. they are usually a little narrower and when it is siped it will give more biting edges which helps a lot when you want to stop or go. as far as wear goes they actually cool the tire down and improve mileage. The tire store where i got mine for the tow rig siped them and will still honor the 50k mile warranty for the BFg ATs |
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Post by Logan176 on May 30, 2005 18:28:10 GMT -5
Rockcrawlintoy...
I'm going to take your advice and buy all terrain tires. I noticed that you mentioned that for on-road driving in the snow, a narrower tire is better and that MT tires are usually a little wider.
Just out of curiosity, if a MT and AT tire were the same overall dimensions which would perform better in the snow for on-road driving?
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on May 30, 2005 20:33:51 GMT -5
the AT. it has more biting edges.
Drew
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Post by Logan176 on May 31, 2005 5:52:05 GMT -5
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